Compact universal vise for machine tools



Oct. 30, 1951 c. A. CHERRY COMPACT UNIVERSAL VISE FOR MACHINE .TOOLS Filed Sept. 13, 1945 5 Sheets-Sheet l Oct. 30, 1951 c. A. CHERRY COMPACT UNIVERSAL VISE FOR MACHINE TOOLS 5 Sheets-Sheet 2 Filed Sept. 15, 1945 Oct. 30, 1951 C. A. CHERRY 2,

COMPACT UNIVERSAL VISE FOR MACHINE TOOLS Filed Sept. 13, 1945 5 Sheets-Sheet 3 mag/me Oct. 30, 1951 c. A. CHERRY COMPACT UNIVERSAL VISE FOR MACHINE TOOLS Filed Sept. 13, 1945 5 Sheets-Sheet 4 Oct. 30, 1951 c. A. CHERRY COMPACT UNIVERSAL VI ESE FOR MACHINE TOOLS Filed Sept. 13, 1945 5 S heet s-Sheet 5 FPK segm ntal bearing 1d th second "pa Patented Oct. 30, v1951 UNITED STATES PATENT eeMr er UNIVERSAL vise E n L MACHINE 091 5 Ella-ties A. Ohenry, Berkley, Mich, assignor 120 Beaver rool & Engineering .Gorp., Rey-a1 flak, h, ac rporation f Michigan 1 dppli ati nseptem 1945, ia N 515983 The present invention pertains we novel uniye sa'l'vise for holding work on a meta-l workmg or other ma hin he vise is of he enter that enelq es adjustment of the wo k e e e th ee nlane each f hi h i p p ndic a the othe tw 0. about the J and exes f the eonvent on l system o e tin s- A ise of th s gene a eha t s u ly mounted on the ta le o a m i e so that lies ween the t ble and t e o l'- many mathi ies the dist nce et een t e reb a the th .oi the. tool .is l mited and con q t y the hei btoi the vise iron! the t ble, or it sillieuette, s ee respdndine y limit d;-

' The o ect of this inven ion is 9 p e a vise having a sma he h or l S lhou te nd yet capa 9f hel ine workpieces the a g sizes i r wh h th pertiel lar .maehin s intended A unive sa vise eemprises basica ly three inpe y blepants ad'ii st h e respective y anoint the three n med axe One f t parts s ,ienrnaled the base st u ture, an tw r fi.=the ad ust bl parts pr vided ven or ano he with hearing Ier up r ing other parts.

sta ed obieet of the invention is a ompl lae generally by a unique construction in the hea ings.- Tne ase .o .sulene in structu is 're -atiscel in the orm 9 a p i r g, ;and'. st a iostable pa t .ee t y "is sit substant al y th same thie ess a m u the ring the first ad ustable part is mounted the low po s le p on t t s substantially in contact with the surface of the table- Theseesm adjus able pe t is otatably on ted on the fi st part, In eping w th iec't .ef he invent n, he fi st adjustab e p t or disk isformed' on its upper surface with'a {The se menta be t n .eb iou ly 0 a fraction the he s'nt of aiu113 'l ar. Mo r. e -first ad ustable a t has a d p ss d s at reeeiving a dro p d ortion of second -adj able pa t (s tha the .a ore e tiened 1 PO ti n of the bearin i .made po ib e- The s ond par "supp rts the th rd a iustvs zz ev part. Again eontributing to th low Sillllpl el ilfi, ike [mater portion of the seeond part, heyQnd i s dep e sed po t on is fer as a e ongated se menta h arin e re ei ing he third pa t,- flhe latter segmenta "bea in i dropped as low as possible. I

The mutually adjacent,

relatively movable 44 Gla/ims. (Cl. BL-=41) parts are proper-1y sealed.- or graduated to show the angular displacement of one to *the other, which scales are conveniently formed on ar opiate-portions of mutually adjacent; pants or at thehea-rings and tr'unnions thereof and suitable locking means are provided-- tor seeming the parts in the desired adjustable positions.

The above and other obiec-tsofthe invention will appear moreiuliyd-rom the more detailed description andloy 'reference to the accompanying drawings forming a part thereof and where- Fi 1 is aplanview of the device;

Fig. 2 is an end View;

Fig-,3 is a side elevation; y y Fig. -3-A is a detail elevation of the adjusting Fig. 4 is a central longitudinal section 9n the line e he 1: v.

Figs '8 and 9 are sectionson-the 8-8 and 9-.-9 of Fig. 1.

fieference to "these views will '-now 'be---n 1:ade by usepf like characters which are employed to designate corresponding parts-throughout.

The device is adapted to be detachably mounted upon the table 1 of a machine tool in any suitable or conventional manner, having the nsnql 'T-s1ot s 2 in its snrface'in which locating I ibloclgs 3 preferably fastened to thedoottorn of the vise assembly are adapted to *be' received. in order to provide 01- adjustment a horizon'tal plane, the Vise stands on a base ring comprised of two semi-circfilar segments 4 5 gformed at their ends with ea'ijs -B-a-nd l at wh-ich the segments are secured together icy serews'd.

Each segment is formed at its center with an outwardly extending fork- 1 to receive suitable bolts for bolting the wise; to the machine table in "the "usual manner. Behind each 'ferk is a tapped hole I'd-receiving a screw H which se- .pnres one 01 the above-mentioned locatingblocks 3 to the undersideof the base'rin'g.

Along the inner circumference of each se merit 4, '5 is formed a -V-groove "i2 forreeeiving the corresponding-1y shaped peeimeter of a circular disk, will presently be show-n, obviously before the segments are fastened together. The segment 4 is provided immediately over its -vgroove with an arcuate sca le jl 3 suitably graduated in degrees for a purpose that-will be described. i

' h previ s y m nde ed d s eese d e etween "the segments 4, '5 is" designated *bythe numeral l5 and is formed with a v-edge l6 fitted rotatably in the grooves 12. In the center of the upper surface of the disk is formed a conical recess I1. At opposite sides of the socket are formed two upwardly projecting equal and coaxial segmental bearing blocks I8. A pair of tapped holes Iii-are provided in the disk l5 and are locatedone on each side thereof centrally of each of said bearing blocks.

The face of the disk is provided near its edge with a Vernier scale cooperating with the scale l3 and carries another similar scale 2| on its face spaced 90 from the scale 20. Still another angle scale 22 is formed on the vertical side face of one of the blocks It adjacent to one side thereof. It is evident that the disk I5 is rotatable within" the segments 4, 5 on a vertical axis or the .y-axis of the conventional system of coordinates."

The disk [5 supports an elongated cradle desighated by the numeral 25 (see Fig. 4). I The bot-'- tem of the cradle isfor'med at oneend as a convex s herical se ment 26 which projects downwardly into the recess ll of the disk l5. At opposite sides of the spherical segment are laterally extending arcuate trunnions 21 fitted respectively inthe segmental bearing blocks l8. Each trunnion has a circumferential slot 28 overlying the hole'l9. The member 25 is adjustable on the disk l5 about a horizontal axis or the m-axis of the conventional system of coordinates. In this connection an angle scale 29 is formed on an end of one of the trunnions 21 in a position to cooperate with the scale 22 on one of the members I8. The selected adjustment of the cradle 25 is secured by screws 30 passed through the slots 28 and the aligned holes IS, with a convex-faced washer 3| interposed between the head of each screw and the concave face of the adjacent trunnion 21.

The elongated member 25 is formed along its length, in its upper surface, with a cylindrical seat 32 extending between the trunnions 21 adapted to receive another, member rotatably adjustable about a horizontal axis perpendicular to both the x-axis and the y-axis or, in other i wo rds,.-adjustable about the 'z-axis of the conventional system of coordinates.

- Inthe rear end of the member 25 a hole 34 is drilled andtapped in the axial direction beneath the seat 32. Forward of thehole 34 and at opposite sides thereof are formed two vertical drilled and tapped holes 35 from the bottom for the. fastening of a rest bar 36 by screws 31. The bar 36 rests on the table l to maintain the cradle 25in the horizontal or zero position. On the rear end of the cradle and along the seat 32 is formed an angle scale having its center in the z-axis.

The seat 32 of the cradle 25 furnishes a support'for the vise proper which consists of a slidable jaw carrier 50 anda non-sliding jaw carrier comprising an elongated member 49 having a convex-cylindrical bottom 4| mounted in the seat -32. The' forward end ofthe carrier 4!! isformed with an upright jaw 42 having a facing block 43 secured on its inner surface by a pair of screws 44. I The rear arcuate end of the member is bevelled off to form a conical shoulder 45, and on this shoulder is inscribed an angle, scale 46 .with a longitudinal groove 41 for guiding the slidable jaw carrier mounted on the member 40,

.as will-presently be described. The upper sur- .;face 48 of the member 40 is fiat and smooth.

The member 40 is also The slidable jaw carrier is a somewhat elongated block 50 mounted on the surface 48 and having considerably less length than said surface. At the bottom of the block 50 and along the longitudinal edges are formed inwardly directed tenons or guides 5| slidably received in the grooves 41, the member 50 beingslipped on the member 40 from the rear end. The upper surface of the block 50 is relieved at 52 along both edges from the rear to a distance short of the forward end, thereby forming a pair of lateral wings 53 at the forward end and a longitudinal hump or boss 54. The wings 53 enable the attachment of a facing block 55 to the forward extremity'of the carrier 50 by means of a pair of screws 55' threaded into the wings from the,

.in its seat 32 in the member '25. ,ment is shown on the scales 38, 4E. ment is secured by a clamp 13 at the rear ends 'due to the slopes of the surfaces 45 and Y 'The boss 54 receives a bushing 56 which is formed internally and longitudinally with an Acme thread 5] into which is screwed an Acme screw 58; the shank 59 of the screw is formed with .a collar 59", and the free end of the shank is formed as a non-circular head 60 for a purpose presently to be described, a pin 54' being driven into the boss 54 and through one side of the bush- 'ing 56 to hold the latter againstlongitudinal or rotational movement when the screw 58 is rotated. A bearing block 6| surrounds the shank 59 of ,the screw 58 and has its bottom narrowed at 62 for reception in a transverse slot 63 cut in the top of the member 40 at the rear end thereof.

The block BI is held down by a pair of screws -64 passed therethrough at opposite sides of the bearing surface 65 thereof and threaded into the top of the non-sliding carrier4fl. The collar 59 engages the forward face of the block 5i while .the rear face is engaged by a ring 66: fastened on theshank 59 of the Acme screw 58. 'It is now evident that on rotation of the Acme screw 58, the latter is held againstlongitudinal movement andwill therefore feed the slidable carrier 50 on the non-sliding carrier 40.

In order to turn the Acme screw there is proivided a crank 10 that fits on the squared head 60 of. the screw. To the outer end of the crank is fastened a ball crank handle H by any suitable .means. By actuation of the slidable jaw carrier ,50 in the manner described, the work is clamped between or released from the jaw faoings 43, 55.

by first loosening the screws 30 and swinging the body 25 in a vertical plane until the desired angular displacement is indicated on the scales 22, 29.

.The screws 30 are then tightened.

Adjustment about the horizontal z-axis is obtained by rocking the non -sliding jaw carrier 40 This'adjustof the members 25, 40. The clamp has a lower lip is engaging the bottomof the member 25 ,and is, formed at its upper end with a convex conical lip 15 bearing on'the graduated shoulder 45. A screw '16 passed through the clamp and into the axial hole 34 in the cradle '25 tightens the lips against the surfaces engaged thereby and, .15, looks the members 25, 40 together.

The adjust'- As already indicated the device of this invention is designed particularly for use in installations where the distance between the table and the cutting tool is limited. The invention conforms with this limitation, while permitting ample displacement in all three dimensions, by providing a device having a low silhouette. The latter characteristic results from several unique features of the invention, separately and in combination. For example, the adjustment about the y-axis involves only a relatively fiat or thin structure comprised of the segments 4, 5 and the disk I5 rotatable therein. Next, the adjustment in the x-axis is obtained by the segmental trunnions 27 seated in the segmental bearings I8. The segmental character of these parts and their symmetry with respect to vertical and horizontal planes passing through the common axis contribute materially to the low silhouette. A similar condition exists with respect to the rocking adjustment of the carrier 46 on the z-axis in the segmental seat 32 of the cradle 25. Each of the upwardly facing concave members 18 and 25 reduces the silhouette correspondingly. The cylindrical seat 32 in the member 25 permits the slidable jaw carrier 50 to be lowered considerably, and also furnishes a substantial surface area upon which the vise proper is supported, while the reception of the spherical segment 26 in the socket I I similarly lowers the non-sliding jaw carrier 40.

While I have described a satisfactory construct onal example of the present invention, it will be understood that many changes, variations and modifications of the specific constructional details may be resorted to without departing from the spirit of the appended claims.

I claim:

1. A universal vise comprising a base, a disk rotatable therein on an axis perpendicular to the general plane of said base, a segmental bearing carried by said disk and having an axis perpendicular to the first named axis, a depressed seat formed in said disk between the faces thereof, a body having a dropped seating portion extending into said seat, a dropped segmental bearing carried by said portion and following the concavity of said depressed seat, said dropped bearing having an axis perpendicular to both the first and second named axes, a jaw carrier rotatably mounted in the last named bearing, and a complementary jaw carrier slidably mounted on the first named carrier.

2. A universal vise comprising a base, a disk rotatable therein on an axis perpendicular to the general plane of said base, a segmental bearing carried by said disk and having the lowermost point of its bearing surface extending into close I proximity to a surface of said disk, the axis of said bearing being perpendicular to the first named axis, a depressed seat formed in said disk between the faces thereof, a body having a portion rotatably mounted in said bearing and having a dropped portion extending into said seat, a dropped segmental bearing carried by said portion and following the concavity of said depressed seat, said dropped bearing having an axis perpendicular to both the first and second named axes, a jaw carrier rotatably mounted in the last named bearing, and a complementary jaw carrier slidably mounted on the first named carrier.

3. A universal vise comprising a base, a disk rotatable therein on an axis perpendicular to the general plane of said base, a pair of spaced segmental bearings carried by said disk and aligned on an axis perpendicular to the first named axis, a depressed seat formed in said disk between the faces thereof and between said bearings, a body having a dropped portion extending into said seat, trunnions carried by said body at opposite sides of said dropped portion and seated in said bearings, a second segmental bearing carried by said portion and havin an axis perpendicular to both the first and second named axes, a jaw carrier rotatably mounted in the last named bearing, and a complementary J'aw carrier slidably mounted on the first named carrier.

4. A universal vise comprising a base, a disk rotatable therein on an axis perpendicular to the general plane of said base, a pair of spaced segmental bearings carried by said disk and aligned on an axis perpendicular to the first named axis, a depressed seat formed in said disk between the faces thereof and between said bearings, a body having a dropped portion extending into said seat, trunnions carried by said body at opposite sides of said dropped portion and seated in said bearings, a dropped segmental bearing carried by said portion and following the concavity of said depressed seat, said dropped bearing having an axis perpendicular to both the first and second named axes, a jaw carrier rotatably mounted in the last named bearing, and a complementary jaw carrier slidably mounted on the first named carrier.

CHARLES A. CHERRY.

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